Melitaea deserticola
| Melitaea deserticola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melitaea |
| Species: | M. deserticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1909[1] | |
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The desert fritillary (Melitaea deserticola) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Egypt), Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The larvae feed on Linaria aegyptiaca, Plantago media, Anarrhinum fruticosum and Anarrhinum species.
Subspecies
- Melitaea deserticola deserticola (North Africa)
- Melitaea deserticola macromaculata Belter, 1934 (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, western Saudi Arabia)
- Melitaea deserticola scotti Higgins, 1941 (Yemen, Oman)
References
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